Noravank Important Bird Area | |
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![]() View of Noravank canyon | |
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Type | Nature reserve |
Coordinates | 39°40′N 45°14′E / 39.66°N 45.23°E |
Area | 14,002 hectares (34,600 acres) |
Created | 2002 |
Designation | Important Bird Area |
Noravank Important Bird Area is a 14,002-hectare (34,600-acre) region of Armenia designated as worthy of conservation for its avifauna, by BirdLife International, as an " Important Bird Area" (IBA), with the main aim of protecting bird species and habitats. [1] [2] Within Armenia, it is also known as the " Gnishik Protected Landscape". [1]
The IBA sits at the slopes of the Vayots Dzor mountains, and includes riparian shrubland, semi-desert, juniper woodland, arid mountain steppe and mesophilic meadow habitats. [1]
100 breeding species and 46 migratory or wintering species of birds have been recorded. [1]
A caretaker employed at the IBA has worked with the eponymous monastery, Noravank, to set up a feeding station for cinereous vultures. [3]
Other species recorded at the IBA include short-toed eagle, golden eagle, bearded vulture, Egyptian vulture, Eurasian eagle owl, lanner falcon, semi-collared flycatcher, European roller, chukar, white stork, Levant sparrowhawk, and, on passage, pallid harrier, lesser kestrel and greater spotted eagle. [2] [4]
The area was designated as an IBA in 2002. [2] It is one of eighteen Important Bird Areas in Armenia. [5]
Noravank Important Bird Area | |
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![]() View of Noravank canyon | |
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Type | Nature reserve |
Coordinates | 39°40′N 45°14′E / 39.66°N 45.23°E |
Area | 14,002 hectares (34,600 acres) |
Created | 2002 |
Designation | Important Bird Area |
Noravank Important Bird Area is a 14,002-hectare (34,600-acre) region of Armenia designated as worthy of conservation for its avifauna, by BirdLife International, as an " Important Bird Area" (IBA), with the main aim of protecting bird species and habitats. [1] [2] Within Armenia, it is also known as the " Gnishik Protected Landscape". [1]
The IBA sits at the slopes of the Vayots Dzor mountains, and includes riparian shrubland, semi-desert, juniper woodland, arid mountain steppe and mesophilic meadow habitats. [1]
100 breeding species and 46 migratory or wintering species of birds have been recorded. [1]
A caretaker employed at the IBA has worked with the eponymous monastery, Noravank, to set up a feeding station for cinereous vultures. [3]
Other species recorded at the IBA include short-toed eagle, golden eagle, bearded vulture, Egyptian vulture, Eurasian eagle owl, lanner falcon, semi-collared flycatcher, European roller, chukar, white stork, Levant sparrowhawk, and, on passage, pallid harrier, lesser kestrel and greater spotted eagle. [2] [4]
The area was designated as an IBA in 2002. [2] It is one of eighteen Important Bird Areas in Armenia. [5]